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compensation solicitor could play a vital role in a compensation
claim following a road accident.
Most of us will be involved in a road traffic accident at some
point. Fortunately, the majority of road accidents only cause minor
damage to the vehicles and the occupants are unharmed, but where
serious damage and injury does occur to you or your passengers
through no fault of your own, you may be able to pursue a claim
through the other party’s insurers.
When you contact a compensation solicitor, he or she will require
full details about the circumstances of the accident, including
speed, weather conditions and the actions you and the other parties
took. For this reason, there are some basic steps you should follow
if you have a road accident:
Stop. If there has been any damage to your vehicle, or injury to
your passenger, you must stop and exchange name, address and
insurance details with the opposite party.
Call the emergency services. If the accident is creating a hazard
for other traffic, or if drivers or passengers require medical
attention, you should call the emergency services immediately.
Don’t admit liability. Make sure you have as many details from the
other drivers as possible, but don’t discuss how or why the
accident happened.
Collect witness details. Witnesses who are willing to give
statements should let you or the police take their names and
addresses so that they can be called on in the future.
Make a sketch. As soon as you can, make a sketch drawing of the
scene, showing the directions the vehicles were travelling at the
time of the accident, any obstacles in the road, the point of
impact, and where the vehicles stopped moving.
If you are injured at the time, or notice any injuries after the
accident, you should seek medical help and advice. If the accident
was not your fault, you can contact a compensation solicitor who
will help you to make a case for compensation. They will look at
your notes from the accident and speak to witnesses and the police,
if necessary, to establish a chain of events that will show that
you are entitled to a financial reward.
For more information on how using a compensation solicitor like
Liddy’s can aid your claim, please contact us.
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